Planning Board

Proposed Zoning Changes - November Schedule 

Due to a shortened timeframe for warrant article submission, the Planning Board will not be holding additional November meetings relating to zoning reform proposals. 

To meet the December 1, 2023 deadline for submission, the Board will use that time to draft warrant article language, which will be distributed and posted on the Planning Board website. 

October 26, 2023

Planning Board Meeting

Zoom Recording

Click here to view the Zoom recording from the October 26, 2023 Meeting of the Planning Board. Passcode: Vm880s!?

Written public comment on the Citizens' Petition will remain open through the morning of November 9, 2023. Please direct submissions to: planningboard@oakbluffsma.gov

PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES - OCTOBER SPECIAL MEETINGS

Zoning Meeting

Oak Bluffs Zoning Map

The Planning Board will hold Special Meetings on the following dates to discuss proposed zoning changes: 

Monday, October 2, 2023 - 7:00 pm                DRAFT Minutes         Zoom        Passcode: x7!$3JuE

Saturday, October 7, 2023 - 9:30 am              DRAFT Minutes         Zoom        Passcode: EbQ8m$f%

Saturday, October 14, 2023 - 9:30 am            DRAFT Minutes         Zoom        Passcode: 5+Gqxasv   

Monday, October 16, 2023 - 7:00 pm              DRAFT Minutes         Zoom        Passcode: 2#zN?i#8

Please see sidebar for more information on proposed zoning reform topics and drafts.

Press Release Draft Associate Member - Website

Eversource Single Environmental Impact Report for Martha's Vineyard Reliability Project 

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Zoning Reform Subcommittee 2019-2022

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OB zoning map

Planning in the Southern Tier
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THE SOUTHERN TIER

Map - High School Area and Edg-VH Road Corridor Region

HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELDS (click below)

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COMMUNITY SERVICES (click below)

MVCS phasing plan - Jan 2020

AFFORDABLE HOUSING (click below)

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2017 EDGARTOWN-VINEYARD HAVEN ROAD CORRIDOR (click below)

2017 Corridor Study

TRAFFIC SAFETY IN THE CORRIDOR (click below)

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TRANSPORTATION PLANNING & ENGINEERING PROPOSAL

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Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road

Howard Stein Hudson (HSH) has prepared this technical memorandum for the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) to present both short- and long-term safety improvements that could be implemented at the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road crossing between Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) on the southern side of the road and the YMCA of Martha’s Vineyard, Martha’s Vineyard Community Services (MVCS), and the Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena on the northern side of the road.

Read the report

Read the report

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CWMP Public Information Meeting

A public information meeting with progress on the Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP) was held October 23, 2019. Please click on the letter at right or below to read a letter from OBPB Chairperson Ewell Hopkins.

Read Needs Assessment Report and All Related Documents

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Letter from Ewell Hopkins

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Transportation Action Plan

HSH study 2021-image

Looking Forward: Climate Change Adaptation Context

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Provided by the Martha's Vineyard Commission 

Oak Bluffs Climate Change Context 2020 cover

MA Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Report

  1. Oak Bluffs - MA Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Report
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Members

Ewell Hopkins, Chairperson
Term Expires: 2024

Mark Crossland, Vice Chair
Term Expires: 2027

Erik Albert
Term Expires: 2026

JoJo Lambert
Term Expires: 2025

Sean DeBettencourt
Term Expires: 2028


Handbook for Boards and Committees

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Powers and Duties

  • Prepare a comprehensive/master plan (MGL c 41 §81D)
  • Propose, review, hold hearings and make recommendations on zoning bylaw/ordinance changes (text and map)
  • Review and act on subdivisions - preliminary and definitive plans (MGL c. 41, § 81K-81GG)
  • Review and sign Approval Not Required (ANR) plans
  • May be a Special Permit Granting Authority (SPGA)
  • Review and act on Site Plan Reviews/Approvals
  • May hire and supervise planner
  • Review and make recommendations to the ZBA (Special permits, comprehensive permits.)
  • Review and act on Scenic Road changes
  • Review and act on Repetitive Petitions
  • Initiate planning projects/plans
  • Review requests to remove property from MGL c. 61
  • May review and recommend capital improvements
  • Other duties as authorized by bylaw, charter

Edgartown Vineyard Haven Road Corridor Planning Initiative

Oak Bluffs is a cherished place, its southern region being the heart of Martha's Vineyard's three down-island towns, if not the entire Island community. This region, a mixture of public & non-profit services, and residential & commercial land uses faces strong development pressures. Few people are aware of the vast amounts of undeveloped land and the interests of current landowners to repurpose their existing developed parcels.

It is the goal of the Oak Bluffs Planning Board to bring an improved process of visioning and oversight to this critical segment of our town.

We invite you to review the recently adopted report of existing land uses and established regulations. This baseline of planning will serve to inform all future efforts in this segment of town. As defined in this report, for planning purposes, this segment of Oak Bluffs will be referred to as The Edgartown- Vineyard Haven Road Corridor.

Land Use and Regulations Report (PDF)

Housing Production Plan

See more about housing in the sidebar

Learn more about the Housing Production Plan process


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